

Book Hunters
Fight for the knowledge of the world
8.0(2 votes)
2017
0h 52m
Documentary
History
When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular, systematically burn entire libraries, book hunters, secret heroes of history, travel the world saving and copying texts, threatened by the madness of censors, with the noble purpose of preventing the ultimate loss of human knowledge.
Production
Kinescope Film, nordmedia, ARTE, Radio Bremen
Cast

Robert Levin
Self - Narrator (voice)

Najeeb Michaeel
Self - Dominican Monk

Columba Stewart
Self - Benedictine Monk

Chiara Raimondo
Self - Archaeologist

Stephen Greenblatt
Self - Literature Scholar

Letizia Mandate
Self - Greek Culture Scholar

Vito Mocella
Self - Optical Engineer

Mustafa Jahie
Self - Librarian

Andrea Dautović
Self - Librarian

Enver Imamovíc
Self - Archaeologist